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not Sheldon but I do have a grandmother Elsie Carr (nee Lacey) in Small Heath and Bordesley Green East, her mother was Ellen Lacey (nee Martin) who ran a small Greengrocers on Cattell Rd.
apparently I lived there for my first 18 months from 1953 but I don't remember it.... although i'm still a Blues supporter so something must have stuck!
My dad and mom (Phil and Frances Carr) lived with Ellen for a few years, in fact my Great Grandadd, Jim Carr lived with his family at 1 Dover Place, which I think was at the back of the greengocers at 150.
Do you have any memories of Ellen Lacey or the family?
Hi Dave, my memories of Mrs Lacy are from the mid forties,I'd have been about ten years old, see seemed a pleasant old lady,always dressed in dark dress with a black apron on. don't know what age she'd have been then,
The other thing I remember is my Mother saying "ask Mrs Lacy for some big spuds for making chips"
Hi Nick
thanks for that memory, where would we be without chips! I'll pass it on to my dad.
I do have a photo of Nelly Lacey as a teenager with a group of local girls in something called the St Andrews VGC Pierettes. A bit before your time I know but just in case you recognise any of the faces?
Nellie is kneeling by the left arm of the girl sat down in the middle.
hi Nick,
my mothers parents lived off Cattell rd at No 6/111 i know they were their in the mid thirties on ward, would you know the name Arthur Davis and his wife
thanks for the photo of Cattell Road, it's the first one i've seen of the period we're talking about and is really appreciated, more stuff for my family history!
Hi Alf
fair point, although i'm not quite so young as my youthful photo might suggest! Is it just me or does memory improve with age? My dad is in his early 80s and whenever we talk about the family history he comes out with another new gold nugget of information.
Dave I remember reading some thing a few years ago that the Brain is able to recall everything it has stored in your life time, but all it needs is some thing or someone to prompt it.
Having been on this great Forum for over four years now it certainly seems to prove the point.
Also one thing that crops up time and time again is I wish I had asked my parents or aunts etc.
So Dave hang on to every word your Dad says its worth its weight in Gold.
About your youthful photo Dave I couldn't afford an Artist to paint my portrait in my early days.
No Lloyd he's my stand in and Double, the real me is on TV at this very moment BBC2, in that series I knocked up about the good old days in Aston Its called the Flintstones.
Don't get upset about that Lloyd you can still keep the picture up in the Bedroom